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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: PM6

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
Energy calculated at PM6
 hartrees
Energy at 0K 
Energy at 298.15K-0.052743
HF Energy-0.052743
Nuclear repulsion energy254.867744
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at PM6
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 1085 1153 0.00      
2 A1g 521 553 0.00      
3 A1g 178 189 0.00      
4 A1u 39i 41i 0.00      
5 A2u 753 800 101.68      
6 A2u 395 420 4.71      
7 Eg 853 906 0.00      
7 Eg 853 906 0.00      
8 Eg 367 390 0.00      
8 Eg 367 390 0.00      
9 Eg 189 201 0.00      
9 Eg 189 201 0.00      
10 Eu 855 908 416.57      
10 Eu 855 908 416.56      
11 Eu 267 283 2.80      
11 Eu 267 283 2.80      
12 Eu 99 106 2.91      
12 Eu 99 106 2.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4076.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0624) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4330.5 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PM6
ABC
0.02977 0.02407 0.02407

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PM6

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.773
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.773
Cl3 0.000 1.643 1.386
Cl4 -1.423 -0.821 1.386
Cl5 1.423 -0.821 1.386
Cl6 0.000 -1.643 -1.386
Cl7 -1.423 0.821 -1.386
Cl8 1.423 0.821 -1.386

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.54691.75331.75331.75332.71302.71302.7130
C21.54692.71302.71302.71301.75331.75331.7533
Cl31.75332.71302.84572.84574.29843.22153.2215
Cl41.75332.71302.84572.84573.22153.22154.2984
Cl51.75332.71302.84572.84573.22154.29843.2215
Cl62.71301.75334.29843.22153.22152.84572.8457
Cl72.71301.75333.22153.22154.29842.84572.8457
Cl82.71301.75333.22154.29843.22152.84572.8457

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 110.434 C1 C2 Cl7 110.434
C1 C2 Cl8 110.434 C2 C1 Cl3 110.434
C2 C1 Cl4 110.434 C2 C1 Cl5 110.434
Cl3 C1 Cl4 108.492 Cl3 C1 Cl5 108.492
Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.492 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.492
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.492 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.492
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PM6 Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.101      
2 C 0.101      
3 Cl -0.034      
4 Cl -0.034      
5 Cl -0.034      
6 Cl -0.034      
7 Cl -0.034      
8 Cl -0.034      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.288 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.910 -0.084
z 0.000 -0.084 7.413


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000